The Wine Press

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The Wine Press

Marcantonio RaimondiLinkedCulture matchlcp-0209090d3d3a

Date
c. 1517–20
Medium
engraving
Culture
Italy, 16th century
Department
Prints
Institution
Cleveland Museum of Art
Object ID
104343

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Here, Silenus sits thoughtfully on a throne, wine cup in hand, accompanied by harvesters who carry and transfer grapes. The composition was invented by renowned painter Raphael, with whom engraver Marcantonio Raimondi had a long-standing collaborative relationship. The powerful poses of Silenus, the crouching man, and the statuesque woman can be traced to relief-carved Roman sarcophagi (stone coffins) probably known to Raphael. The print may record part of a now-lost painted bacchanalia image made by Raphael for the Duke of Ferrara’s palace in Italy. Bacchic subject matter showed the duke to be a cultured man who also gave a good party. Silenus, Bacchus's tutor, portrayed here watching the grape harvest with his wine cup, was known for his ability to drink wine straight from the barrel without mixing it with water (which was how mere mortals enjoyed the drink).

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Gift of Leonard C. Hanna Jr.
Provenance
Rev. John Griffith (1806-1885), Oxford, England (L. 1464) | Unidentified collector's mark. | ?–1922: Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. [1889–1957], Cleveland, OH, given to The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH | December 21, 1922–: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

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